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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]also - have you looked at her diet?  I have a friend who removed food dyes from diet and it made a HUGE difference in behavior. (I do not know why -but Red is the big one which is in Jelly, some cereals, jello etc.)[/quote]

Second this. I don't know why, but I read your post, and I immediately thought "diet."

Other than that, I just want to say hang in there, OP.  It sounds like you are truly doing your best with a very difficult situation.  This must be so freaking difficult.  :hugs:[/quote]

Other than red dye, what should I avoid?[/quote]

Read about the Feinhold diet. We did this diet and now have maintained the things that really affect him badly.

Take a deep breath. General Parenting may not be the best forum for this discussion. The special needs forum have parents that hae BTDT.

I could have written your post when my son was 3. then 4 then 5 then ...

I did not get a real good diagnosis until he was about 9. There were so many things going on.

Diet, discipline (not the kind other parents do - the kind that is good for him), tutors, therapists. It sounds like so much but it really becomes managable after you sort of figure it out.

First I would find a famliy therapist for you and your husband to discuss the issues and come up with a plan. My therapist really did not see kids this young so for years it was just us and the therapist.

My son ended up seeing a therapist for about 6 months when he was 9ish which was a great experience in his personal growth.

You have a whole lot of stuff going on and your daughter is basically telling you - hey something is not right.

A doctor from Johns Hopkins told me to keep asking questions until I felt like I had a story that fit my son. We have the story and now can act accordingly.

Stay strong![/quote]

This sounds like good advice to me.  Not all children are the same, so what works for your friends' kids or "general" parenting advice might not work for your DD.  Also, 9.5 hours of sleep is not a lot of a 4 year old.  I have kids who don't sleep a lot, stopped napping at 2, etc., but my 4.5 year old still gets 10.5 hours of sleep.  I think going back to a nap would be hard, but can you try getting her to bed earlier?  [/quote]

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